SAG-AFTRA Opens The Meryl Streep Center For Performing Artists [Photos]

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has opened the doors to the Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists in LA.

The facility, named in honor of Streep, was built with the latest technology and equipment, and it’s dedicated to supporting an array of entirely free educational and career-building programs designed to help SAG-AFTRA artists advance their careers and refine their skills.

“Meryl Streep’s quiet and consistent support for the Foundation and her fellow actors for decades has been nothing short of extraordinary,” Courtney B. Vance, President and Chairman of the Board of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation said in a statement. “In recent years when serious crises struck our community, Meryl stepped up immediately to help lift up performers who needed it most.”

Vance continued, “Naming our new Center in her honor is our way of expressing gratitude for her unwavering commitment and generosity, as well as embodying the excellence she exemplifies in our industry. The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists will encourage and nurture the talents of countless performers, serving as a beacon of inspiration to us all.”

Cyd Wilson, Executive Director of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, said the facility “will provide unmatched resources and opportunities all at no cost to SAG-AFTRA artists” and that it would “resume our in-person programming in Los Angeles in this innovative new space.”

The facility also recognized other SAG-AFTRA members and contributors, naming different areas of the center in their honor, like the Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Screening Room, the Nicole Kidman Green Room, the Leonardo DiCaprio On-Camera Lab, the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab, and the Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively Balcony.

The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists is on the 10th floor at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Scroll through the gallery below to see the Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists.